The Pied Piper
Summary:
The Pied Piper eschews the romanticism of Robert Browning's poem and returns to the grim Grimm Brothers source. Pop singer Donovan plays the 14th century piper hired by a duplicitous burgomaster (Donald Pleasence) to rid the town of Hamelin of its rats. The piper does what he's asked, but is denied the payment promised him; in revenge, he leads all of Hamelin's children... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jack Wild - (Gavin, the Crippled Boy, Melius' Apprentice)
Donald Pleasence - (Baron)
John Hurt - (Franz, Baron's Son)
Donovan - (Piper)
Michael Hordern - (Melius, Alchemist)
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Review:
A curious and fascinating take on the familiar legend, Jacques Demy's The Pied Piper is darkly pessimistic and not really for children. Gone is the director's fondness for extraordinarily bright color schemes, replaced with a palette that seems to have been dropped in the mud and trampled upon. Demy's Middle Ages are dank and dirty, gloomy... Continue >>
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